ND HB1448

Legislative management shall consider contracting with a qualified improper payment identification and recovery consultant by August 1, 2011, to review vendor payments from the previous four fiscal years for state agencies with annual budgets exceeding $500,000.

Starting July 1, 2013, and each biennium thereafter, legislative management shall contract for improper payment identification and recovery processes on payments made during the previous two fiscal years.

Consultant compensation must be contingency-based as a percentage of identified improper payments authorized for recovery, with recovery methods including rebates, price reductions, discounts, cash payments, garnishments, and setoffs.

Contracts must prohibit review of state employee payroll, retirement payments, loans, bond debt service, unemployment compensation, judgments, and settlements, and cannot review payments made less than 180 days prior.

Act is effective through July 31, 2013, and is declared an emergency measure.